(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
abulyeit
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
acephali
acephali
noun
(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.
A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
plural of acephalus
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
acheilia
acheilia
noun
(pathology) A congenital absence of lips, liplessness
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achillea
achillea
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
aciculae
aciculae
noun
plural of acicula
aciliate
aciliate
adj
that lacks cilia
acoelomi
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
adalheid
adelaida
adelaide
adelheid
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
admedial
admedial
adj
(anatomy) Near the medial plane
aecidial
aecidial
adj
Of or relating to the aecidium.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aedilian
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aegialia
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
aeolight
aerially
aerially
adv
In an aerial manner.
Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aerolite
aerolite
noun
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
aethalia
aethalia
noun
plural of aethalium
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
agelaius
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agitable
agitable
adj
Easily agitated or moved
aglimmer
aglimmer
adj
Glimmering; gleaming or shining.
aglisten
aglitter
aglitter
adj
Glittering.
agricole
aguamiel
aguelike
aguelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ague.
aiglette
aiguelle
aiguille
aiguille
noun
A needle-shaped peak.
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailleret
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airedale
airedale
noun
Alternative form of Airedale (all senses)
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airliner
airliner
noun
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
airplane
airplane
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane
airville
alangine
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alasteir
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albanite
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
alberoni
albertin
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albitite
albitite
noun
(geology) Any rock composed mostly of albite
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcamine
alcestis
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchuine
alcidice
alcidine
alcidine
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
alcimede
alcithoe
aldamine
aldarcie
aldazine
aldazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An azine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NN=CHR
aldimine
aldimine
noun
(organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
aleichem
aleikoum
aleiptes
aleiptic
alekhine
alemanni
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
aleppine
aleppine
Adjective
relating to Aleppo
Noun
someone from Aleppo
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
aleutite
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
algerian
algerine
algerine
noun
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
algerita
algerite
algerite
noun
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.
algicide
algicide
noun
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
algovite
alicante
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
aliculae
alidades
alidades
noun
plural of alidade
alienage
alienage
noun
The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.
alienate
alienate
adj
(archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
noun
(obsolete) A stranger; an alien.
verb
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
alienees
alienees
noun
plural of alienee
alieners
alieners
noun
plural of aliener
aliening
aliening
verb
present participle of alien
alienism
alienism
noun
(archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.
A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alienize
alienize
verb
(transitive) To render (something or someone) alien
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aligners
aligners
noun
plural of aligner
aligreek
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
alkalies
alkaline
alkaline
adj
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
noun
An alkaline battery.
alkalise
alkalise
verb
Alternative form of alkalize
alkalize
alkalize
verb
(transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
alkamine
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species